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Newspaper
Columbia Star
Location
Columbia, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1966
Page
4
The St Pauls Lutheran Church at 227 N Good Haven Drive lists Divine Services at 8:00 and 10:15 am with a 9:05 am Sunday School. Broadcasts on WCBW FM. Visitors welcome and Bible study Friday 8:00 pm.
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church lists pastors Msgr Elmer Holtgrave Rev Robert Dollar and Rev Edmund Fitzmorris. Mass times 6:30 and 8:15 weekdays 6:30 8:00 9:30 11:00 Sundays Holyday Masses 5:30 and 8:00 with 7:30 evening Mass. Confessions 8:15 8:45 weekdays 4-5 and 7-8 p.m. Devo tions and Benediction Sundays St Vincent DePaul meets Wednesdays Altar Society third Thursday Holy Name Society third Tuesday Mothers and Friends Club first Tuesday in school year. Inquiry class Monday and Friday at 7 p.m. in Rectory.
Saint Stephen's Assembly of God Church on Market and Rapp streets lists Sunday School at 9 45 a m Morning Worship at 11 a m Evening Service at 7 30 p m and Family Night Service at 7 30 p m Pastor R H Davis invites visitors to attend all services.
Zoar United Church of Christ in New Hanover Illinois lists events led by Rev Wilbur L Biasch. September 24 confirmation class 9 to 11 30 a m 24 special conference meeting 25 consecration of S S staff at 10 a m 25 men s retreat at DuBois Cen
The West Deanery Council of Catholic Women holds its fall meeting at St. John's Social Center Red Bud on Tuesday September 27. Registration starts at 9 am. Mrs. Robert Pautler Walsh presides and Msgr Holtgrave of Columbia welcomes attendees. Two workshops on Traffic Safety and Guatemala Missions feature speakers Mrs. Ben Emge and Father Eugene Bungay.
An eight day revival will be held at First Baptist Church in Waterloo from October 2 to October 9 with 7:30 p.m. services featuring gospel singing and the preaching of salvation. Evangelist Rev. E. W. Milner of Springfield Missouri and song leader Chuck Echmann of Hollywood Heights Baptist Church will lead, with Rev. H. P. Benear as pastor. The public is invited to attend all services.
A brief notice records a planned gathering titled 29 Ladies at a Waterloo nursing home, scheduled for 1 p.m. Details are limited and the item appears as a short community notice.
Rev. John Wood presides at 236 W Virginia in Columbia with worship at 9:30 A M. Church School at 10:30 A M Bible Study at 7:00 P M. Hymn Sing Tuesday 7:30 P M Commission on Education Wednesday 8 P M.
Pastor Friz and Rev Rahmoeller lead services and activities at St Paul United Church. Broadcast worship on WCBW FM. Events include Christian Education Banquet Board meeting Fidesta Bible Class Quilting Circle and a 75th Anniversary Dinner in Marissa Illinois with an executive bid opening. Confirmation classes Saturday mornings.
Mr and Mrs Mark Collier of 224 West Virginia marked their 25th wedding anniversary Saturday evening with a dance and reception for relatives and friends at Turner Hall. They wed September 20 1941 in St Paul United Church of Christ. Attendants included Mrs John L Gummersheimer as maid of honor and John L Gummersheimer Leroy Keim Norman Heyl as groomsmen. About 450 guests attended.
The youngest county church Bethany Methodist at 236 West Virginia Columbia held its first organizational meeting last Friday September 16 chaired by Rev Dr Vernie Barnett district superintendent of The Methodist Church. Barnett founded the congregation last spring and reported Southern Illinois Methodists will aid the church. Ten new members joined last Sunday and most members are in joint study to grow in faith. The basement parsonage at 236 West Virginia was remodeled to serve as a temporary house of worship. Pastor Rev John Wood said the Sunday School is fully organized with classes for all ages.
A devotional reflection on church attendance citing Spurgeon and scripture. The piece questions motives, emphasizes fellowship, worship, and prayer, and ends with a prompt for personal reflection on reasons for attending church.
Mrs Charles Probstmeyer and her daughter Nira visited Grand Forks North Dakota for a week and toured the University of North Dakota where Dr Fern Probstmeyer has joined as Assistant Professor in Microbiology. Dr Probstmeyer previously held a Post Doctoral Fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine. The visitors found the campus interesting and picturesque and noted cool weather.
Merle L. Aukamp has begun the two year Hospital Administration program at Washington University School of Medicine. He will earn a Master of Hospital Administration upon completion. His studies span Washington University main campus and Barnes Hospital. He holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Illinois and has eight years as Director of Recreation at Barnes Hospital. The Aukamps reside in Columbia.
The 15th annual Living Rosary sponsored by the Knights of Columbus Belleville Council 1028 will be held Sunday October 2 at 8 p m at the Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows near Belleville. Bishop Albert R Zuro west will lead meditations and the rosary with an honor guard and candle lighting by Belleville Council members.
Delta Sigma Phi at the University of Illinois held its fall initiation ceremony on September 18. New initiates include James Gummersheimer and Donald Lepp, both sophomores from Columbia. The fraternity has about fifty members on the U I chapter. pledges must achieve a 3.3 GPA to become active. Also departing this week Claudia Gebhardt to Judson School in Scottsdale with Mrs. F W Gebhardt, and Mark Gebhardt to Prescott School in Prescott, Arizona.
Mrs Lizzie Rauch of 718 North Main Street has been discharged from Memorial Hospital in Belleville after several days as a medical patient and is reported to be getting along very well at home.
Dianna Vogt and David Taylor were married at First Congregational Church in Webster Groves on Sunday evening. The bride is the youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs William Vogt formerly of Columbia, with a reception to follow. Attending were Mrs R W Cash Mr and Mrs Paul Cash and daughter Nancy Mrs Naomi Schneider Mrs Julia Haller and Mrs Virginia Schuette of Columbia.
Mr and Mrs Martin H Selader announce the engagement of their daughter Nancy Louise to Danny J Dell son of Mr and Mrs John H Dell The couple plan to marry December 10 at St Paul United Church of Christ in Columbia Nancy is a 1966 Columbia High School graduate and works for Thompson Hayward Chemical Co in St Louis Dell is a 1966 graduate of Dupo High School and employed by Cerro Copper and Brass in East St Louis
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur P. Wink announce the engagement of their daughter Ethel Mae to Specialist Thomas J. Mahoney son of Mrs. Della Bassett of East St. Louis and the late James Mahoney of Columbia. Mahoney in the U S Army stationed at Fort Leonard Wood Mo a spring wedding is planned.
The September gathering of the Columbia Woman's Club met in the recreation rooms of St. Paul United Church of Christ. Hostesses included Mrs. Paul Cash and others. President Mrs. Clifford Schrader led the business session as plans for the year were set and the discussion focused on Today's Woman and Scouting.
Mrs. Walter Bauman and Cindy Meyer attended the funeral of Maurice Archibald of Nokomis Illinois along with Mrs. Robert Meyer of Columbia Mrs. Henry C Ritzel and Mrs. Myrtle Mueller of Waterloo on Thursday afternoon.
Delegates from 103 congregations gathered for the thirteenth biannual Illinois District Convention of the Lutheran Women's Missionary League at St Mark Lutheran Church in Steeleville Illinois. The meeting, attended by 648 women, elected officers including Ottomar Donner Mascoutah and Oscar Hartenberger Chester with Rev. Ray Rist Carbondale as pastoral counselor and featured speaker Rev John C Zimmerman from Eldora Iowa who spoke on The LWML Is Personal.
Walter Doc Eberhardt of St. Louis spoke on Facts and Facts of Exercises before the Junior Women's League of St Paul United Church of Christ. Five Columbia girls assisted in demonstrations. Light refreshments were served. Mrs. Herman Wappel is president.
Members of the E A Weinel DeMolay Chapter in Columbia hosted District Four DeMolay members Thursday. The meeting elected new district officers and the chapter planned a September 21 gathering at 7 PM with Columbia Lodge A F and A M guests attending. Mothers of the DeMolay boys provided refreshments. Eugene Habert is the Master Counsellor.
Seaman Recruit Donald L Mees has started basic training at U S Naval Training Center San Diego California after induction. His address is listed as SR Donald L Mees Company 51334 B 515761.
County Superintendent Norman Beck and colleagues from Columbia and Waterloo High Schools attended the Missouri Minnesota football game in Columbia Missouri. Wives of the attendees were entertained at a dinner hosted by Mrs Baum in Valmeyer. Arthur Toenjes of North Main was a patient at Missouri Pacific Hospital St Louis for ten days and returned home Monday.
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